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| Tennman 2003-04-22, 9:17 pm |
| Out to dinner mathematics.
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This is pretty neat how it works out.
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DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST.
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It takes less than a minute.....
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Work this out as you read.
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Be sure you don't read the bottom untill you worked it out!
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This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
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>1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have dinner out. (try for more than once, but less than 10)
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>2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
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>3. Add 5. (for Sunday)
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>4.Multiply it by 50- I'll wait while you get a calculator........
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>5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1753...If you haven't add 1752......
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>6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
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>You should have a three digit number...
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>The first digit of this was your original number.
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>(i.e., how many times you want to eat out each week.)
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>The next two numbers are...
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>How old you are.
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| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-22, 10:28 pm |
|  That's neat! | |
| prezbedard 2003-04-22, 11:11 pm |
| cool
I've done something very similar to that before.
So do you know how the math actually works to come out the way it does? | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-23, 12:38 am |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
cool
I've done something very similar to that before.
So do you know how the math actually works to come out the way it does?
If you could lighten up the facts a bit, I haven't even got the math skilles of a seventh grader  | |
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| gr33nd4yg1rl 2003-04-23, 10:14 am |
| that's cool! | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-23, 11:54 am |
| Let's try a word play, it's not that hard, but it is a bit challenging:
the quiz is called FORWARD & BACKWARD:
A palindrome is a word (or phrase or sentence) that reads the same from left to right as it does from right to left. For example, a palindrome that means "trick or joke" is gag. For each of the definitions below, suggest a palindrome.
1-Midday
2-Title for a lady
3-Tier
4-Sound a chick makes
5-Part of the human body
6-Something that fails to work
7-An entertainer's short-term job
8-Short, quick, down-and-up motion
9-Screwball
10-Sound a horn makes
Good Luck. Answers to come soon. | |
| prezbedard 2003-04-23, 12:10 pm |
| 1. noon
2. madam
3. level
4. peep
5. eye
6. dud
7. gig
8. bob
9. ??
10. toot --> a weak horn I'd say | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-23, 12:24 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by prezbedard
1. noon
2. madam
3. level
4. peep
5. eye
6. dud
7. gig
8. bob
9. ??
10. toot --> a weak horn I'd say
neat!. what about number nine. that's a hard one for many. unless your from texas and you say horsepitality instead of hospitality. | |
| Tennman 2003-04-23, 8:37 pm |
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Originally posted by prezbedard
cool
I've done something very similar to that before.
So do you know how the math actually works to come out the way it does?
No, I don't know how it works, but I do know that it will only work for the year 2003. I have tried other years using the same numbers and it does not work. | |
| anthonie 2003-04-23, 9:55 pm |
| 1. Let's assume x is the number you pick
2. Multiply it by 2
2x
3. Add 5
2x + 5
4. Multiply by 50
(2x + 5) * 50
100x + 250
Start seeing the trick? Multiply x by 100 will make it the 3rd digit from the right.
5. Assume I had my birthday
100x + 250 + 1753
100x + 2003
See the trick clearer now?
6. Subtract the four digit year you're born
100x + 2003 - 1990
You should be able to see the trick now, right?
If you had your birthday this year, 2003 minus 4-digit year will give you 2-digit age. Otherwise, it'll be 2002 minus the 4-digit year. The number you pick (x) multiply by 2 multiply by 50 (actually it's multiply by 100) will make x become the 3rd digit from the right.
To make the trick work in 2004, use 1754 and 1753 instead of 1753 and 1752.
So... err... I'm not sure if anyone can understand my explaination but... anyway... whatever... | |
| Tahoon 2003-04-23, 10:18 pm |
| That's really nice, Tennman... It worked!
HI 2lbs, as for #9: it can be one of these:
Wacky-eccentric-zany-madcap-oddball
Well, I could get them from the MS Word Synonyms.  | |
| bearing 2003-04-24, 2:12 am |
| And chicks go cheap in the UK.
You can get 20 for a quid down our way.. | |
| anthonie 2003-04-24, 4:35 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Tahoon
That's really nice, Tennman... It worked!
HI 2lbs, as for #9: it can be one of these:
Wacky-eccentric-zany-madcap-oddball
Well, I could get them from the MS Word Synonyms.
He is looking for a palindrome. None of the words you suggested is a palindrome. Well, the best that I could find is "kook". Is that the correct answer? | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-24, 5:52 am |
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Originally posted by anthonie
He is looking for a palindrome. None of the words you suggested is a palindrome. Well, the best that I could find is "kook". Is that the correct answer?
yep neat work anthonie, i think i'll take my math lessons from you.
here's another one for you guys. a little bit harder cuz it has to do with lateral thinking , but it's definitly an easy cake for some:
Cindy, Andy, and Mia, were all over at Keith's house when a package was delivered. Each child guessed what was in the box, but only one of them was right. Using their guesses as clues, can you figure out what was in the box?
Cindy said, "It's a laptop computer." Andy said, "I'll bet it's a pizza." Mia said, "I think a picture or a laptop computer is in the box." "It's a picture, for sure," said Keith.
Good Luck! Answer tommorow. | |
| thebonzodog 2003-04-24, 8:13 am |
| Well surely it must be a pizza, though I can't see what's lateral about the thinking. | |
| prezbedard 2003-04-24, 9:58 am |
| It is a laptop computer.
Cindy was the only one that said straight out "It's a laptop computer."
Andy said "I'll bet..."
Mia said "I think..." and "...or..."
Keith said said "...for sure"
Cindy was the only one the said "It's a laptop computer." with out any doubt or uncertainty. | |
| bearing 2003-04-24, 10:14 am |
| I'd say pizza aswell,
Mia isn't right, because as only one of them can be right and keith also said picture then that's out of the equation.
With Mia being wrong, then Cindy is also wrong, as both of them said laptop.
So Andy's guess at the pizza is correct. | |
| prezbedard 2003-04-24, 10:22 am |
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Originally posted by bearing
I'd say pizza aswell,
Mia isn't right, because as only one of them can be right and keith also said picture then that's out of the equation.
With Mia being wrong, then Cindy is also wrong, as both of them said laptop.
So Andy's guess at the pizza is correct.
Good point I didn't think of it that way.
I was just comparing on what they said and how they said it. Which led me to Cindy since she was the only one who was sure of her answer. | |
| Tahoon 2003-04-24, 2:07 pm |
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Originally posted by anthonie
He is looking for a palindrome. None of the words you suggested is a palindrome. Well, the best that I could find is "kook". Is that the correct answer?
Oops! I just noticed.... The game wasn't easy as I expected | |
| anthonie 2003-04-24, 10:42 pm |
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Originally posted by bearing
I'd say pizza aswell,
Mia isn't right, because as only one of them can be right and keith also said picture then that's out of the equation.
With Mia being wrong, then Cindy is also wrong, as both of them said laptop.
So Andy's guess at the pizza is correct.
Agree!
If it's a laptop, then both Cindy and Mia are correct.
If it's a picture, then both Mia and Keith are correct.
If it's a pizza, then only Andy is correct.
So a pizza it is! | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-25, 1:56 pm |
| And of course the answer was "Pizza". Right away, you can tell that Mia can't be right, because if she is, then Keith would also be right (they both said picture), and no more than one child can be right. And since Mia is wrong, then Cindy is wrong, too, because they both said laptop computer. That means that Andy is correct — it's a pizza.
yumm.. i'll have a pizza tonight.
Well, here's the last one of the series. I guess this is rock hard. Not a lot are expected to make it on this one. But take your try, and watch out, this is going to make you so MAD!
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. Everyone uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What is it? _______gry? | |
| prezbedard 2003-04-25, 3:34 pm |
| language | |
| anthonie 2003-04-25, 8:10 pm |
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Originally posted by 2lazybutsmart
There are three words in the English language that end in "gry". ONE is angry and the other is hungry. Everyone knows what the third ONE means and what it stands for. Everyone uses them everyday, and if you listened very carefully, I've given you the third word.
What is it? _______gry?
Your question doesn't sound right. Anyway, the answer is "language". | |
| anthonie 2003-04-25, 8:33 pm |
| Since everyone here like to think "if... then... else..." let's try this out:
You're trapped in a mysterious castle. You try to find your way out but the whole thing is like a maze. Suddenly, you come to a room with two doors. One of these doors is the exit! However, each of the doors are guarded by a knight. And you're only given one chance to choose the correct door. If you choose the wrong door, the knight will slaugther you! To help you choose the correct door, you're allow to ask only one question to either one of the knights. Be aware, one of them always tell the truth while the other always lie.
Now what's the question you should ask and to which knight?
Good luck mates! | |
| Tennman 2003-04-25, 11:11 pm |
| Since you are in the room,and you would not know that the room had two doors unless you were in the room. You would know that the door that you entered the room from was also and exit from the room.Therefore I would ask the knight that was guarding the door that I entered the room from,did I enter this room from this door? | |
| Tennman 2003-04-25, 11:15 pm |
| very good thinking, anthonie | |
| anthonie 2003-04-26, 12:00 am |
| Ok sorry... let me rephrase a bit. Change the 3rd sentence from
Suddenly, you come to a room with two doors.
to
Suddenly, you come to a room with two other doors.
Sorry for the mistake. | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-26, 5:08 am |
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Originally posted by anthonie
Your question doesn't sound right. Anyway, the answer is "language".
the word's supposed to end with "gry"!! does language end with "gry"?
Good Luck.
A BTW, lemme rephrase your quiz a bit sorry for usurping you off your copyrights.
You're trapped in a mysterious castle. You try to find your way out but the whole thing is like a maze. Suddenly, you come to a room with two doors. A knight was standing in front of the doors. He says to you: "Of the two roads, one leedth to Lieville, a town where everyone always lied, and the other leedth to Trueville, a town where everyone always told the truth. And I am from one of them. So chose your way!" .You certainly want to go to Trueville, but you don't know which road leads to it.
Can you think of a question you could ask the knight to find out the way to Trueville?
Good Luck. | |
| enforcer 2003-04-26, 7:39 am |
| you ask one of the knights " If I asked the other knight which door is the exit what would he say" you take the opposite door to which the knight replys.
as for the gry
could be :
Gry \Gry\, n. [Gr ? syllable, bit.]
1. A measure equal to one tenth of a line. [Obs.] --Locke.
2. Anything very small, or of little value. [R.]
or
Aggry \Ag"gry\, Aggri \Ag"gri\, a.
Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient
manufacture; as, aggry beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee
in Africa.
or
Puggry \Pug"gry\, Puggree \Pug"gree\, n. [Written also
puggaree, puggeree, etc.] [Hind. pag[.r]i turban.]
A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the
head from the sun. [India] --Yule.
A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree. --Kipling.
or good old unangry
However:
The problem with this brainteaser is that it is not always presented in the original form. This causes a great deal of confusion as the puzzle is not meant to send you searching for obscure words, the original puzzle is in fact a play on words. Watch the punctuation! Here is the original brainteaser:
"Think of words ending in -gry. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everybody uses everyday. If you have listened carefully, I've already told you what it is."
First you are lead astray by being asked to think of words that end in "gry" and given only two examples. Read the next sentence carefully, it asks nothing about words that end in "gry".
The answer to this teaser is, of course, ..... language. the third word in "the english language"
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| anthonie 2003-04-26, 8:53 am |
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Originally posted by 2lazybutsmart
Can you think of a question you could ask the knight to find out the way to Trueville?
Simple. You simply ask him to point to where he's from, and you go that way. If he's from Trueville, he'll tell the truth and point you to Trueville. If he's from Lieville, he'll lie and point to where he's not from, which is Trueville.
But wait!!! Maybe when he said one of them lead to Trueville, he's lying!? Or when he said all people from Lieville always lie, he's lying!? Or when he said he's from one of them, he's lying!? Oh no!!! I'm trapped. REALLY TRAPPED! Somebody help me please! HELP!!!
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| anthonie 2003-04-26, 8:57 am |
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Originally posted by enforcer
you ask one of the knights " If I asked the other knight which door is the exit what would he say" you take the opposite door to which the knight replys.
You're really smart. Or maybe you have done this riddle before... and was able to answer the first time you've heard it. So you ARE smart.
quote:
Originally posted by enforcer
The problem with this brainteaser is that it is not always presented in the original form. This causes a great deal of confusion as the puzzle is not meant to send you searching for obscure words, the original puzzle is in fact a play on words. Watch the punctuation! Here is the original brainteaser:
"Think of words ending in -gry. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everybody uses everyday. If you have listened carefully, I've already told you what it is."
First you are lead astray by being asked to think of words that end in "gry" and given only two examples. Read the next sentence carefully, it asks nothing about words that end in "gry".
The answer to this teaser is, of course, ..... language. the third word in "the english language"
Yes! That's the original version of the brainteaser. And that's why I said it didn't sound right.
Thanks enforcer! Cheers guys! | |
| enforcer 2003-04-27, 7:35 am |
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Originally posted by anthonie
You're really smart. Or maybe you have done this riddle before... and was able to answer the first time you've heard it. So you ARE smart.
Yes! That's the original version of the brainteaser. And that's why I said it didn't sound right.
Thanks enforcer! Cheers guys!
confusion says: to pose a question, one must dot the eyes and cross the trees. |
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